SIMS  J.E.T.

Given Names:   John Edwin Theodore

               

Service Number:  4939

Unit:  5th Battalion, 15th reinforcements                                                                           

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number: 

 

Age:  27 Yrs  10 Mths

Occupation:  Tram Employee (Conductor)                                                                       

Marital Status:  Married

Religion:  Church of England

 

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  10½ In                

Weight:  128 Lbs

Chest:  33-35 In

Hair:  Brown

Eyes:  Blue

Complexion:  Fresh

 

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  13/12/1915

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  WIFE  Mrs Florence Esther Sims

24 Mary Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                                           

Embarkation Date:  7/3/1916

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Wiltshire A18

 

END OF WAR 

Status:  Killed in action

Ship:               

Embarked:      

Disembarked: 

Unit:  60th Battalion                                                                                                                      

Rank:  Private

Discharge Date:                                       

Place: 

 

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  32200

Victory Medal:  31977

Other:   

 

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1889

Place:  North Melbourne, Victoria             

Father:  John SIMS                                 

Mother:  Eliza PEATS

 

MARRIAGE

Year:  1911     

Place:             

Spouse: Florence Esther RAYNOR

 

DEATH

Date or Year: 19/7/1916                          

Place: Pozieres, Fromelles, France           

Burial:  No known grave,

 

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

 

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

MMTB Kew

VC Corner Aust Cemetary Memorial, Fromelles, France

Australian War Memorial

Memorial Plaque:  329209

 

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

Service Number:                                                    

Date Enlisted:                                                        

Date Discharged: 

 

COMMENTS

 

Kew Rotary